trochanter
From ZooTerms (Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology)
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trochanter (noun; Greek trochanter, runner): (Arthropoda) A segment or segments of an insect or acarine leg that articulate basally with the coxa and distally with the femur; a pivot or rocking joint; the first cheliceral segment.
